199. Where is the seat of government of the United States?

200. Where is the Canada fur trade carried on ? 201. Which is the largest of the American lakes?

202. What are the two principal towns of Upper Canada? and on what lake situated?

203. At the mouth of what river is New Orleans situated?

204. Of what West India island have the Negroes obtained possession?

205. What is the chief town in North Carolina ? 206. On what river is Cincinnati situated? 207. For what is Newfoundland remarkable? 208. Which is the largest West India island? and to what power does it belong?

209. In what gulf is Prince Edward Island situated?

210. What is the chief product of New Brunswick?

211. What people inhabit the most northern part of America?

212. What are the chief French islands in the West Indies?

213. Into what sea does the Columbia fall?

214. Which is the largest and richest of the British West India islands?

215. What was the island first discovered by Columbus ?

216. What are the sea-ports of Mexico?

217. What is the chief city of New England? 218. What is the principal canal in the United States? and what river and lake does it join?

219. On what river is Quebec situated? 220. What is the chief city in Pennsylvania? 221. What is the new state immediately south of Mexico?

222. Which is the chief town in Kentucky? 223. How is California situated?

ON THE MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA.

224. Which is the principal river in South America?

225. Whether are the Andes nearest to the eastern or western coast?

226. By what straits is Terra del Fuego separated from the continent?

227. What are the principal sea-ports in Chili? 228. Where are the chief silver mines in Peru? 229. Which is the highest of the Andes ?

230. Which is the most remarkable volcano in South America?

231. What is the capital of La Plata ?

232. What mines does Brazil contain?

233. Does Spain possess now any territory in South America?

234. What form of government have her former colonies adopted?

235. What settlements does Britain possess in Guiana?

236. What is the capital of Peru? and what its sea-port ?

237. What great river rolls through Guiana?

238. What is the name of the most southern part of America? what is reported of its inhabitants ?

239. What is the capital of Brazil ?

240. What settlement have the French in Guiana? 241. Into what three states has Colombia been lately divided?

242. What are the principal sea-ports of Colombia?

243. How is Paraguay governed?

244. What name has been lately given to Upper Peru?

245. When it is noon at Rio Janeiro, what hour is it at Lima?

246. What is the difference of latitude between Caraccas and Buenos Ayres?

247. What is the capital of New Granada?

248. What are the parts of South America still in possession of the natives?

249. How many degrees does South America extend north of the equator?

250. Suppose a vessel to sail round South America, from Carthagena to Panama, what seas would it pass through?

251. What are the chief ports in the north of Brazil ?

ON THE MAP OF THE BRITISH ISLANDS.

252. On what river is London situated?

253. How many degrees is Edinburgh more northerly than London?

254. Which is the most westerly point of England?

255. A vessel sails from London to Belfast; through what seas and straits does she pass?

256. Which is the largest lake in Scotland? 257. What hills extend along the borders of England and Scotland?

258. What is the chief seat of the cotton manufacture in England?

259. On what frith is Edinburgh situated?

260. What is the greatest commercial town in the west of England?

261. What are the two English universities? 262. What is the name of the most northerly group of Scottish isles?

263. Where is the chief seat of the woollen manufacture?

264. When it is noon at London, what hour is it at Limerick?

265. What is the principal sea-port in the south of Ireland?

266. What is the largest river in the north of Scotland?

267. Which is the highest mountain in Britain? 268. What port in Wales is nearest to Ireland? 269. Which are the Scottish universities? 270. What frith separates Scotland from the Orkney islands?

271. What are the chief naval arsenals of England?

272. What is the principal river of Ireland?

273. What great city is situated on the Tyne? 274. What is the greatest manufacturing and commercial city in Scotland? and on what river is it situated?

275. What seas does a vessel pass through in sailing from Greenock to Dublin?

276. Suppose a person to proceed by the most direct route from London to Edinburgh, what counties will he pass through?

277. In what part of Wales is Snowdon situated? 278. What is the chief manufacture of Ireland? 279. In proceeding from London to Holyhead, what counties are passed through?

280. How many degrees is Lerwick north of Edinburgh?

281. What counties are passed in the direct route from Edinburgh to Aberdeen ?

282. What large city is at the mouth of the Humber?

283. What religion do the majority of the Irish profess?

284. What are the chief mountains in Cumberland?

285. Which is the most easterly point of England?

286. On what frith is Dundee situated?

287. What is the principal range of mountains in Scotland?

288. On what river is Londonderry situated? 289. What are the chief seats of the iron manufacture in England?

290. Which is the greatest manufacturing town in Scotland, next to Glasgow ?

291. On what river is Perth situated?

292. What great city lies at the mouth of the Severn?

293. On what river is Dublin situated?

294. What port is nearest to the French coast? 295. What is the chief sea-port on the west of Scotland?

296. In travelling from London to the Land's End, what counties are passed through?

297. What is the largest county in England? 298. What island is situated in the Irish Sea? 299. Which is the largest of the Hebrides? 300. What islands are situated in the frith of Clyde ?

301. Whether is Elgin or Inverness the most northerly?

302. What was the population of the United Empire in 1831 ?

303. Is York or Lancaster the more northerly? 304. How many degrees is Edinburgh north of London ?

305. What islands has Britain near the coast of France?

306. What islands lie off the west coast of Cornwall?